释义 |
ka·yasth \ˈkäyəst\ noun or ka·yas·tha \-stə\ (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit kāyastha, probably from kāya body, group + -stha standing, being in; akin to Sanskrit cinoti he gathers, heaps up and to Sanskrit tiṣṭhati he stands — more at poet, stand : a member of a high Hindu caste especially numerous in Bengal and Uttar Pradesh whose caste occupation is that of clerks, writers, and accountants |